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Comment on Locating the Site of H. H. Holmes’s “Murder Castle” in Fort Worth, Texas by Amber

Amber — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:09:49 +0000

Thank you for doing this research! I was recently watching a documentary on H.H. Holmes and they mentioned this property of his in Ft Worth. As I live in nearby Keller I just had to know if this building was still standing and if it was worthwhile or even possible to visit. A little disappointing to hear that it is most likely no longer around but interesting to know where it used to be!

Comment on Wendy’s New Burger Is Fatter – Product Development In The Wrong Direction by Dissappointed Wendy's Fan

Dissappointed Wendy's Fan — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:34:46 +0000

I always loved the single with cheese. But this new burger is absolutely repulsive. Taste texture and everything else about it just does not compare to the “Old Fashion Burgers” I grew to love. Just from the change to this less than stellar quality decision I can only conclude the quality of all their food has gone down. I used to brag about their burgers but I will not even eat there myself ever again. I also totally agree with you about the mistake in not informing customers well about the cheese always on.

Comment on Wendy’s New Burger Is Fatter – Product Development In The Wrong Direction by Tc

Tc — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:36:17 +0000

I understand that the single has always had no cheese and they should not expect customers to know menu changes. Wha i hate is i order catsup, onion, lettuce only.

The issue is it’s now catsup, onion, leaf.
Why did lettuce become a single leaf become standard?

Comment on Locksmith Spam Listing Issue by Chris FitzPatrick

Chris FitzPatrick — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:48:11 +0000

Google is still taking money from the scammers. I search ‘locksmith lawrenceville’ EVERY ad is from a scammer. I have been in business since 1997, so I am all over the search engines. It’s not like I popped up yesterday. But google still hits me with pending, then suspends the account. Two years ago I was undercover in the backroom of an Israeli run ‘sub-contractor’ call center in Atlanta. Where four guys were spoofing IPs and using up competitors PPC budgets. So the legit guys now have to use adwords to get listed, then the scammers ‘click’ up their money to get them unlisted and ALL the featured ads are scammers. Did I mention that google is still taking money from scammers?

Comment on SuperMedia & Dex One Layoffs by dean ricci

dean ricci — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:38:10 +0000

I was working in the chantilly northern virginia office and was discharged in december 2012
The office is going thru some very tough economic times and has had to lay off many sales reps since the beginning of the year .
I would be very wary if i was seeking employment at this time with thios company they have major print revenue declines and the internet product can not make up for that at this time .
management in the office had become very intolarent of there sales reps that were struggling and would prefer to manage them out the door instead of trying to work with them .

Comment on Wendy’s New Burger Is Fatter – Product Development In The Wrong Direction by Hate New Wendy's Too

Hate New Wendy's Too — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:43:36 +0000

Ignore Jack Arse. I was searching for info on what happened to Wendy’s burgers. They used to be the best, now they taste like a brick. They are too thick and not tasty at all.

I also do not want cheese on my burger and should not be expected to ask them to not put it on there. You know are paying for that slimy piece of cheese.

I do not like their new fries either. Do I want skanky potato skins on my fries? Their fries were never stellar, but they are now almost inedible.

The thicker burgers are also causing their more lax restaurants to not cook them all the way.

Wendy’s sales are going down, I do not see them going back up.

Comment on Google Local Is Now A Train Wreck by Loci 2012 Important Trends in Local – Ted Paff | Understanding Google Places & Local Search

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:22:43 +0000

[...] The main story line in 2012 for local was that Google+Local is a train wreck. In addition to countless bugs, the complexity of managing the page makes most time-starved [...]

Comment on Google Local Is Now A Train Wreck by Yousaf

Yousaf — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:17:51 +0000

It was a mess, it is a mess and by the looks of it it will remain a mess. Why? Because they don’t care really.

Comment on Google Local Is Now A Train Wreck by Chris Silver Smith

Chris Silver Smith — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:17:49 +0000

Tim, the issues around address-less businesses and business categories which less frequently have brick-and-mortar storefronts have been serious for years at this point. Google continues to treat businesses without displayed street addresses very poorly. If you come up with a street address to use, like a home address or mail store, you risk getting your listing suspended. Yet, if you suppress display of your street address you seem to have a much-reduced chance of ranking affectively against competitors.

The ongoing issues caused by this just seem to keep growing worse. I’ve written about aspects of this for quite some time. For instance, check out:

http://searchengineland.com/investigating-google-places-hypocrisy-for-address-less-businesses-59998

Comment on LinkedIn Ad Casts Me As Google Employee by Chris Silver Smith

Chris Silver Smith — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:12:06 +0000

I think one reason LinkedIn did it was because I have a few Google employees in my connections list, and I was on one of their profile pages. I don’t think LinkedIn misread anything — I think they provide ad options like this, and Google had set one up to attract potential employees. I can imagine Google thinking that business connections and friends of existing employees might make for more good employees.